Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Tuesday | November 25, 2003
The flexi-time issue
THE ISSUE of flexible work arrangements is back on the agenda. It had quietly disappeared from parliamentary and public debate just ahead of the 2002 general election and has not found its way back until very recently.
Shevardnadze goes
"By his resignation, he avoided spilling blood in the country," said Mikhail Saakashvili, the opposition leader who finally ended President Eduard Shevardnadze's 30-year career as the boss of Georgia on Sunday. - Gwynne Dyer
SOME YEARS ago I came across the aftermath of a minor accident. A motorist had rear-ended a cesspool emptier truck. You can certainly guess what he exclaimed just before the moment of impact. - Garth Rattray
THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) completed their internal party elections for top leadership posts on Sunday. This exercise began with the election of two new Deputy Leaders two weeks ago at the Party's delegates conference. - D.K. Duncan